Construction of hospitals, sanatoriums, or other buildings.



No. 736,158. l PATDNTDD AUC. 11,1903. D. SARASCN. CONSTRUCTION OP HOSPITALS, SANATOUIUMS, CR OTHER BUILDINGS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 21, 1902. NO MODEL.

- www 4% I f prior methods of construction.

, Strains Patented August 11., 1.9052

DAVID SARASON, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 736,158, dated August 11, 1903.

.Application led October 21, 1902. Serial No. 128.133. (No model.)

To all whom t mfc/y concern: Be it known that I, DAVID SARAsoN, doctor of medicine, a subjectot' the King of Prussia,

`Emperor of Germany, residing at Berlin, in

the Kingdom ofIPrussia, in the German Empire, have invented new and useful Improvements in the Construction of Hospitals, Sanatoriums, or other Buildings, of which the following 'is a specification.

My invention relates to a new system of constructinghospitals,sanatoriums,and other buildings having from a hygienic and therapeutic point of view great advantages over Even in the case of private residences it is of thehighest value it' without prejudice to the space at disposal all parts of the building can be exposed as much as possible tothe action of fresh air and sunlight. This factor is obviously of still greater significance when the edifice in question is a hospital or .sanatorium. It is the appreciation of this fact that has led to the so-called corridor?? system in e hospital construction being largely replaced by the pavilion system. Nevertheless, for large hospitals especially there is found to be an essential drawback attachin gto the pavilion. system-viz., the complete decentralization of the whole arrangement which is involved. This not only causes increased outlay in View of the' extensive area of land rendered necessary'and of the additional sta required, but also greatly disturbs the medical and administrative oiiicers in the regular and expeditious despatch of their duties. It therefore suggests itself to construct buildings having a number of'stories possessing.

as far as possible all the hygienic advantages l of the pavilion` systermbut adapted to accommodate a considerably larger number of patients, so that for the same amount of accommodation a much smaller number of buildings is required, whereby the disadvantages arising through decentralization, as already mentioned, arealtogether avoided.

My invention provides 'a solution of the problem above referred to. Buildings erectthe pavilions, can conveniently accom modate some one hundred patients and at the same time contain all the additional apartments necessary for general purposes, treatment, nursing, dre., and for the statt.

My invention is illustrated by the annexed drawing, in which the tigure shows in contour the approximate form of one design of building as proposed by me seen in elevation. l

The essential advantage of Tthe pavilion system is the facility presented for ventilation and access of the suns rays. According to my invention I secure the same advantage by the adoption of a novel type of construction. Hitherto houses present, generally speaking, more or less the form of a.

`playing-die, the outside Walls all around being uninterrupted and vertical the Whole Way up. I depart from this methodoi:` building by halving the die, as it were, in a diagonal directionin such manner that the front and side outer Walls instead of ascending uninterruptedly in a straight line present a series of angles, forming steps l 2 3, as shown in the figure. tense ventilation and greater facility for pene tration of sunlight to all parts of theinterior of thebuilding is attained.

In this manner much more ini As will be seen from the drawing, the suc cessive stories are not coincident with each other, as is ordinarily the case, each story being retreated a certain distance from the front of the preceding one. In this manner there are formed before all the front windows of the upper stories of the building broad airy terraces 2 3, exposed to the full light of the sun, while in front of the ground floor is an uncovered'veranda 1. Thus the edifice in its entirety presents the appearance of a flight of stairs, Wherefore this manner of construction may be designated the terrace system.

The interior of the building may be divided into separate apartments in any desired manner, as circumstances may require. Inmost cases it Will probably be found convenient to .divide the southor frontportion A of the ground floor into separate sick-rooms, while the rear portion D may be employed as a dining-room, dac., a corridor C dividing the two The upper floors may contain the congruent superimposed pavilions,siuce their ICO ' especial1y,even from the standpoint of posi,

conditions as regards air and sunlight perfectly correspond to those of the ordinary pa- Vilion.

In addition to the hygienic advantages in respect to ventilation and light attained by the new terrace construction great importance from a hygienic and therapeutic standpoint attaches to the terraces located before all the wards. Thes'e terraces are in direct communication with the wards and can be laid out as gardens. Being in close conjunction with the apartment of each patient, they present facilities for immediate passage between house and garden, even inthe case of hedridden patients. Their perfectly free position affords opportunity for prolonged promenading in theopen air, for taking sunbaths, dac., and for the open-air treatment of consumptives they are admirably adapted, completely replacing the separate halls for the patients to lie or rest in. For the latter reason tive therapeutics alone, the terrace system forms, above all, the most perfect type of construction for hospitals forpulmonarypatients. Apart from the advantage of terraces as regards location over the so-called resting halls separate from the bed-rooms therpresence of a permanent roof is obviously irrational where a fresh-air cure is concerned. On the terrace construction portable awnings or marquees can be employed as protection can also be provided and the floor of the ter- Douche-ttings race arranged to run off the Waste water. In such event the possibility is presented of the terrace being regularly watered or sprinkled in hot Weather, so as to promote the comfort of the patients in the rooms. of snnlightby the extensive terrace-surfaces is also a point not to be undervalued.

The advantages of my improved system may be summarized as follows: rst, tl1or advantageous hygienic conditions,wheret'ore,

fourth, important practical advantages and conveniences in administrative and other respects.

The reflection i Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secu re by Letters Patent, is

A hospital, Sanatorium, or other building, the stories of which are not superimposed congruently upon each other, but with each successive story retreated to a certain distance from the preceding one, whereby sunlight and air are enabled to thoroughly penetrate into all parts of the building, and terraces formed suitable for various useful purposes, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name, this 9th day of October, 1902, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID SARASON.

Witnesses:

HENRY vHAsPnR, WOLDEMAR HAUPT. 

